Invalidity · first instance · 2021-05-06
000114503
Contested design: 007691456-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is upheld, the contested RCD is declared invalid, and the holder must pay EUR 750 in costs.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity is upheld. 2. Registered Community design No 0076914560001 is declared invalid. 3. The holder bears the costs fixed at EUR 750.
CostsHolder ordered to pay costs of €750
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Twadero B.V.via PDF extraction
Netherlands (NL)
Minosstraat 5, 5048 CK Tilburg, Netherlands
Represented by
Holder · RCD owner
F4F Polska Sp. z o.o.
Poland (PL)
ul. Gieysztora 6/71, 02999 Warszawa, Poland
Prior art cited (1)
'Optimum 600' electric juicer / 'Optimum Appliances 600 3rd Generation' shown in website screenshots and reviews
www.froothie.nl; www.froothie.de; www.froothie.fr; https://www.productreview.com.au · Froothie websites and productreview.com.au
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character over earlier disclosures of the 'Optimum 600' juicer.
- ›The holder filed no observations and did not rebut the applicant's disclosure evidence or comparison arguments.
- ›The Division accepted the website and review screenshots as prior disclosure under Article 7 CDR before the 12/02/2020 filing date.
- ›It found only minor branding and finish differences, held the same overall impression on the informed user, and invalidated the RCD for lack of individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberLudmila ČELIŠOVÁ
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberMichele M. BENEDETTI - ALOISI
Decision files
| Language | Type | Source link |
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| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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